Dresden Power Station Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-23-13.5000N (41.387083)
Longitude: 
 088-15-57.2000W (-88.265889)
Elevation: 
 509.0 feet MSL (155 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.6 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. S of Minooka, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOHN HALIORAN
6500 N. DRESDEN RD
MORRIS, IL 61364
815-416-3909		 CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION
DRESDEN POWER STATION, 6500 N DRESDEN RD.
MORRIS, IL 61364
815-416-3600

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 12/2003
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1509 feet (460 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Kankakee(IKK)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 52IS

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    7.2 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)    		 288 292 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    8.8 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)    		 27 31 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    15.3 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)    		 29 33 100LL, Jet A
    17.1 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)    		 207 211 100LL
    17.2 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 297 300 100LL, Mogas
    19.5 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)    		 18 22 100LL, Jet A
    23.3 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)    		 137 141 100LL
    23.8 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 272 275 100LL, Jet A
    24.9 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)    		 337 341 100, Jet A-1
    26.4 Bult Field Airport
    (C56)    		 91 95 100LL, Jet A
    26.8 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)    		 134 138 100LL, Jet A
    30.3 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)    		 319 322 80
    31.2 Dupage Airport
    (DPA KDPA DPA)    		 1 5 100LL, Jet A
    32.1 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)    		 210 213 100LL, Jet A
    33.2 Chicago Midway International Airport
    (MDW KMDW MDW)    		 43 47 100LL, Jet A-1+
    34.3 Lansing Municipal Airport
    (KIGQ IGQ)    		 74 78 100LL, Jet A
    35.4 Lowell Airport
    (C97)    		 105 109 100LL
    36.9 Schaumburg Regional Airport
    (06C)    		 11 15 100LL, Jet A
    38.3 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport
    (KDKB DKB)    		 329 332 100LL, Jet A-1+
    38.9 Chicago O'hare International Airport
    (ORD KORD ORD)    		 24 28 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A16 OR 815-416-2940.
    A40-H1 FLOOD LGTS
    A52-H1 58 FT POWER LINE 235 FT W, 292 FT STACK 1261 FT NW, 18 FT BLDG, 169 FT W, 43 FT TREES 175 FT N & 49 FT TREE 226 FT W OF PAD.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER & FLOOD LGTS CALL 815-416-2940/41 OR 43.
    E111 PRVDD ALL APCH/DEP FM 130-090, AREA IS MKD, WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED, SPONSOR INFORM ALL USERS OF APCH & DEP ROUTES, AND COMPLY WITH CFR PART 91.126(B).

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 60 ft (18 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    52IS Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  60 ft x 40 ft (18 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Latitude: 
    		 41-23-13.5000N
    Longitude: 
    		 088-15-57.2000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes

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